KISS and Motley Crue have announced their summer co-headlining tour -- which will simply be called The Tour -- at a press conference in L.A. yesterday. KISS and the Crue haven't toured together since 1982, and this time around they're pulling out all the stops. Each act will do a 90-minute full-stage show at every stop.
As to exactly how it will work, we can tell you KISS will close the show and that the bands won't be playing together. KISS singer-guitarist Paul Stanley revealed to us that each band will have its own stage and that the specifics are still being designed. Pressed for more details about the kind of spectacle fans can expect, Stanley and Gene Simmons both good-naturedly poked fun at Crue drummer Tommy Lee -- Stanley saying that he'd be playing only one drum and would raise it over his head as a finale, and Simmons "revealing" that they're working with scientists on a 3D version of Tommy's notorious sex tape to be used as a show opener.
KISS has finished a new album, Monster, but Stanley doesn't expect it to be out in time for the tour, although its first single should be. Motley Crue have been working on material for a new album to be released next year. Bassist Nikki Sixx says they'll include a new song called "Sex" on the tour.
Jared from Rockerrazzi was on the scene at the press conference, watch the clip:
The tour starts July 20th in Bristow, Virginia and hits more than 40 cities before wrapping up September 23rd in Hartford, Connecticut. Tickets for most of the shows go on sale Friday.
The dates are as follows:
7/20 - Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live
7/21 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
7/22 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
7/24 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
7/25 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
7/27 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheater
7/28 - Tampa, FL - 1-800-ASK-GARY Amphitheatre
7/31 - Pelham, AL - Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
8/3 - The Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
8/4 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavillion
8/7 - Albuquerque, NM - Hard Rock Casino Presents The Pavilion
8/8 - Englewood, CO - Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
8/10 - Phoenix, AZ - Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion
8/11 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Arts Center
8/12 - Chula Vista, CA - Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
8/14 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/16 - Concord, CA- Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
8/18 - Auburn, WA - White River Amphitheatre
8/19 - Ridgefield, WA - Sleep Country Amphitheater
8/24 - Grand Junction, CO - Rock Jam
8/26 - Tulsa, OK - BOK Center
8/27 - Maryland Heights, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/29 - St. Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair
8/31 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
9/1 - Noblesville, IN - Klipsch Music Center
9/2 - Burgettstown, PA - First Niagra Pavilion
9/4 - Nashville, TN - Bridgestone Arena
9/5 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
9/7 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
9/8 - East Troy, WI - Alpine Valley Music Theatre
9/11 - Allegan, MI - Allegan County Fair
9/12 - Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Blossom Music Center
9/13- Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
9/15 - Darien Center, NY - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
9/16- Mansfield, MA - Comcast Center
9/18- Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain
9/19 - Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center
9/21- Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
9/22 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
9/23 - Hartford, CT - Comcast Theatre
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